Nevada, Oregon, and Washington either inside or outside the boundaries of existing reservations. ROAD CONSTRUCTION (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in section 106 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 376) and section 6 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 93) and the Act of August 23, 1958 (72 Stat. 834), $14,600,000, to remain available until expended. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES For expenses necessary for the general administration of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including such expenses in field offices, $3,715,000. PAYMENT TO KLAMATH TRIBE OF INDIANS For reimbursement to the Klamath Tribe of Indians of necessary expenses involved in preparing for termination of Federal supervision, in accordance with the Acts of August 14, 1957 (71 Stat. 347), and August 23, 1958 (72 Stat. 816), $100,000, to remain available until expended. LIQUIDATION OF KLAMATH AND MENOMINEE AGENCIES For expenses necessary for the liquidation of the Klamath and Menominee Indian Agencies in terminating supervision over the property of the Klamath and Menominee Tribes of Indians and the individual members thereof, $250,000. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except the revolving fund for loans) shall be available for expenses of exhibits; purchase of not to exceed two hundred and eighty-five passenger motor vehicles (including twenty-five for police-type use which may exceed by $300 each the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year) for replacement only, which may be used for the transportation of Indians; advance payments for service (including services which may extend beyond the current fiscal year) under contracts executed pursuant to the Act of June 4, 1936 (25 U. S. C. 452), the Act of August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 986), and legislation terminating Federal Isupervision over certain Indian tribes; purchase of ice for official use of employees; and expenses required by continuing or permanent treaty provisions. TRIBAL FUNDS In addition to the tribal funds authorized to be expended by existing law, there is hereby appropriated $3,000,000 from tribal funds not otherwise available for expenditure for the benefit of Indians and Indian tribes, including pay and travel expenses of employees; care, tuition, and other assistance to Indian children attending public and private schools (which may be paid in advance or from date of admission); purchase of land and improvements on land, title to which shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the tribe for which purchased; lease of lands and water rights; compensation and expenses of attorneys and other persons employed by Indian tribes under approved contracts; pay, travel, and other expenses of tribal officers, councils, and committees thereof, or other tribal organizations, including mileage for use of privately owned automobiles and per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates established administratively but not to exceed those applicable to civilian employees of the Government; relief of Indians, without regard to section 7 of the Act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 391), including cash grants; and employment of 23 U. S. C. 155. 25 U. S. C. 631 and note. 25 U. S. C. 564e note, 564w-1. 49 Stat. 1458. 196 18 U. S. C. 4124. Restriction. 70 Stat. 626. 1103 1105 60 Stat. 1049. June 23, 1959 [H. R. 5262] 73 Stat. 108 Montezuma Castle National Monument. Ariz. Boundary revision. 1109 Acquisition of lands. 16 U. S. C. 1-4, 22, 43. a recreational director for the Menominee Reservation and a curator for the Osage Museum, each of whom shall be appointed with the approval of the respective tribal councils and without regard to the classification laws: Provided, That in addition to the amount appropriated herein, tribal funds may be advanced to Indian tribes during the current fiscal year for such purposes as may be designated by the governing body of the particular tribe involved and approved by the Secretary: Provided, however, That no part of this appropriation or other tribal funds shall be used for the acquisition of land or water rights within the States of Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, either inside or outside the boundaries of existing Indian reservations, if such acquisition results in the property being exempted from local taxation, except as provided for by the Act of July 24, 1956 (Public Law 772, Eighty-fourth Congress). For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act of August 13, 1946 (25 U. S. C. 70), creating an Indian Claims Commission, $180,000, of which not to exceed $3,600 shall be available for expenses of travel. Approved, June 23, 1959. PUBLIC LAW 86-63 AN ACT To revise the boundaries of the Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to facilitate the administration and protection of the Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona, the boundaries thereof are hereby revised to include the following described lands: GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN Township 14 north, range 5 east: section 9, that portion of the southwest quarter southwest quarter located south and west of Beaver Creek, comprising about 2 acres; and section 16, southwest quarter southwest quarter northwest quarter and section 17, southeast quarter southwest quarter northeast quarter and south half southeast quarter northeast quarter, comprising about 40 acres. 1Township 15 north, range 6 east: section 31, that portion of the northwest quarter southeast quarter located south and east of Beaver Creek and not heretofore included in the Montezuma Well section of the said monument, comprising approximately 17 acres. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, with donated funds, or otherwise and subject to such terms, reservations, and conditions as he may deem satisfactory, the land and interests in lands that are included within the bounda ries of the Montezuma Castle National Monument as revised by section 1 of this Act. When so acquired, they shall be administered as a part of the Montezuma Castle National Monument, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended. Approved, June 23, 1959. PUBLIC LAW 86-66 AN ACT To extend the leasing provisions of the Act of June 14, 1926, as amended by the Act of June 4, 1954 (68 Stat. 173; 43 U. S. C. 869-869-3), to certain lands in Oregon, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of April 13, 1928 (45 Stat. 429; 43 U. S. C. 869a), is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. The second sentence of subsection (c) of section 1 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (44 Stat. 741), as amended by the Act of June 4, 1954 (68 Stat. 173; 43 U. S. C. 869-869-3), is hereby amended to read as follows: "Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to lands in any national forest, national park, or national monument, or national wildlife refuge, or to any Indian lands or lands set aside or held for the use or benefit of Indians, including lands over which jurisdiction has been transferred to the Department of the Interior by Executive order for the use of Indians, or, except insofar as this Act applies to leases of land to States and counties and to State and Federal instrumentalities and political subdivisions and to municipal corporations, to the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands and the reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands in the State of Oregon." ISEC. 3. A new section is hereby added to the Act of June 14, 1926, as amended, supra, to read as follows: "SEC. 6. All moneys received from or on account of any revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands or reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands under this Act shall be deposited respectively in the Oregon and California land-grant fund and the Coos Bay Wagon Road grant fund, and shall be applied in the same manner prescribed respectively by title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875), as amended (43 U. S. C. 1181f), and by the Act of May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753)." Approved, June 23, 1959. PUBLIC LAW 86-70 AN ACT To amend certain laws of the United States in light of the admission of the State of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the “Alaska Omnibus Act". FEDERAL JURISDICTION SEC. 2. (a) Section 4 of the Act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339), providing for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union, is amended by striking out the words "all such lands or other property, belonging to the United States or which may belong to said natives", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "all such lands or other property (including fishing rights), the right or title to which may be held by said natives or is held by the United States in trust for said natives". (b) Section 6(e) of said Act is amended by striking out the word "legislative" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "calendar". To donate to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon, approximately 48.89 acres of Federal land. Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, Oreg. July 1, 1959 [H. J. Res. 439] 73 Stat. 159 Temporary appropri ations, 1960. July 17, 1959 [S. 1904] 73 Stat. 220 Potawatomi Indians. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in the land described below are hereby declared to be held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon: Commencing at a point 5.38 chains west of center of section 25, township 9 south, range 12 east, north 30 chains, west 17.08 chains, south 20 chains, east 2.50 chains, south 10 chains, east 14.63 chains to point of beginning, containing 48.89 acres more or less, being parts of lots 5, 6, 11, 12, and 14 of section 25, township 9 south, range 12 east, Willamette meridian, Jefferson County, Oregon. Approved, June 25, 1959. PUBLIC LAW 86-76 JOINT RESOLUTION Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1960, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of the Government, namely: SEC. 101. (a) (1) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities (not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal year 1959 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in the following appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1960: Legislative Branch Appropriation Act; General Government Matters Appropriation Act; Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act; Department of Defense Appropriation Act; Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriation Act; Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act; Department of State and Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act; District of Columbia Appropriation Act; and the PUBLIC LAW 86-94 AN ACT To authorize the use of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Citizen Band of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma and to the credit of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians of Kansas that were appropriated to pay a judgment by the Indians Claims Commission for inadequate compensation for lands ceded under the treaties of November 15, 1861 (12 Stat. 1191), and February 27, 1867 (15 Stat. 531), and the Act of July 1, 1862 (12 Stat. 489), and the interest thereon, may be advanced or expended for any purpose that is authorized by the respective tribal governing bodies and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Any part of such funds that may be distributed per capita to the members of the bands shall not be subject to Federal or State income tax. Approved, July 17, 1959. PUBLIC LAW 86-95 AN ACT To authorize the use of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Coeur d'Alene Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe that were appropriated to pay a judgment by the Indian Claims Commission dated May 6, 1958, and the interest thereon, after payment of attorney fees and expenses may be advanced or expended for any purpose that is authorized by the tribal governing body and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Any part of such funds that may be distributed per capita to the members of the tribe shall not be subject to Federal and State income tax. Approved, July 17, 1959. PUBLIC LAW 86-97 AN ACT To authorize a per capita distribution of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Quapaw Tribe, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to prepare a roll of the persons whose names appear on the Quapaw membership roll forwarded under date of January 4, 1890, and whose membership in the tribe was based upon Quapaw blood rather than solely upon adoption, and the descendants of such persons, who are living on the date of this Act. Applications for enrollment must be filed with the area director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee, Oklahoma, on forms prescribed by the Secretary, within six months after the date of this Act. For a period of three months thereafter, the Secretary shall permit the examination of the applications by the Quapaw Tribal Business Committee or by persons having a material interest therein for the purpose of lodging protests against any application. The determination of the Secretary regarding the eligibility of an applicant shall be final. ISEC. 2. The Secretary shall distribute on a pro rata basis to the persons whose names appear on the roll prepared pursuant to section 1 of this Act, or their heirs or legatees, the balance of the funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Quapaw Indians that were appropriated by the Act of August 26, 1954 (68 Stat. 801), in satisfaction of a judgment against the United States that was obtained by the tribe in the Indian Claims Commission on May 7, 1954, and accrued interest thereon. The funds so distributed shall not be subject to Federal or State income tax. SEC. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall distribute a share payable to a living enrollee directly to such enrollee, and the Secretary shall distribute a share payable to a deceased enrollee directly to his next of kin or legatees as determined by the laws of the place of domicile of the decedent, upon proof of death and inheritance satisfactory to the Secretary, whose findings upon such proof shall be final and conclusive. (b) A share payable to a person under twenty-one years of age or to a person under legal disability shall be paid in accordance with the laws applicable to such person in the place of his domicile, or in the July 17, 1959 [S. 2045] 73 Stat. 221 Indians. Coeur d'Alene Tribal funds. July 17, 1959 Indians Quapaw tribal roll. 1222 |